British defense industriesconfront bribery, corruption

Leading UK defense firms and two defense trade associations have joined forces to establish the UK Defence Industry Anti-Corruption Forum. Representatives met for an inaugural meeting of the new forum on May 18. In a joint statement, they declared that the initiative “reflects the shared determination of the key industrial partners to promote the prevention of bribery and corruption in the international defense market.” All those involved claim to have established policies that “meet high ethical values, backed up with compliance procedures o ensure that their employees observe the laws in all those countries in which they operate.”